English > newborn: 3 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A baby from birth to four weeks. |
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| Synonym | neonate |
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| Narrower | liveborn infant | infant who shows signs of life after birth |
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| low-birth-weight baby, low-birth-weight infant | An infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age |
| postmature infant | infant born after 42 weeks of gestation |
| premature baby, preterm baby, premature infant, preterm infant, preemie, premie | An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation |
| small-for-gestational-age infant, SGA infant | An infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age |
| stillborn infant | infant who shows no signs of life after birth |
| term infant | infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks |
| Broader | baby, babe, infant | A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk |
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| Spanish | bebé, bebe recien nacido, neonato, ninyo recien nacido, recien nacido |
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| Catalan | nadó, nonat |
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